In-Class Lab: Literacy Narrative

1)      “Lydia climbed off the kitchen counter and waded through the deep water, dragging a small kitchen stool behind her.” page 130, paragraph 2, Lydia’s Story

2)      “When we asked if she got hungry or thirst, she said that she didn’t remember feeling that way. Her tongue became dry and her lips were cracked, but she only was aware of being terrified.” Page 130, paragraph 3, Lydia’s Story

3)      “…we were struck by the chemical odor of a cleaning solution so strong that it seemed toxic.” Page 128, paragraph 2, Lydia’s Story

 

 

 

TOPICS:

Mom teaching me to read

Jan’s sharing circle in Language Arts

Being forced to read for a class

Why I don’t like writing research papers

Doing speeches

 

PURPOSE: I just want to express my thoughts on why I don’t like reading for specific classes. Plus, my other idea didn’t fit the assignments criteria.

AUDIENCE: I am imagining that some of the readers feel the same way I do about my topic. I will have to do brief explaining to get the point across but then I will also do some examples and why they have a bad effect on me.

STANCE: I don’t want to necessarily express an attitude that comes across as angry. But I do want to be stern and show exactly why I don’t like reading for a class and why.

MEDIA/DESIGN: I will write a multiple paragraph paper on my topic.

 

SETTING:  It takes place at my house with a textbook for a class that I am taking and having to read a few chapters for the next time class meets.

9. I see books, papers, pens and pencils. White walls, dim room, one light on which is my bedside lamp. I see my phone lighting up, tempting me to check it.

10. I hear the muffled tv from upstairs, then the silence as time goes on, heat clicking on and off, dogs barking, cars on the highway hitting the rumble strips.

11. I smell burning candles trying to warm up my room and make it a preferable reading environment, I smell the pages of the book, possibly old and worn, or even fresh new pages.

12. I feel stressed, like I don’t have enough time, I can’t focus on anything I read. I keep having to reread the same paragraph over and over because my mind won’t retain the information. I feel that I have to keep taking breaks even after reading for a couple of minutes because of the pressure. Blankets making me too warm. Clothes suffocating me. Not being able to get comfortable. My neck aching, my back aching. Once I am done though I feel a big weight being lifted off my shoulders, only to come back the next night.

13. I taste the anxiety, as if I won’t ever get the reading done. My mouth gets dry and I drink water. Maybe the after taste of coffee, in hopes of it awakening my senses and being able to focus on the topic I am reading about that day/night.

14. Teachers dressed in their teacher attire telling me the reading assignment for the night. Parents wanting me to come upstairs and hang out with them because I’ve been doing so much homework and I don’t have enough time to do both. me lying in bed in my pajamas before going to sleep knowing I have to read or else I’ll be behind.

15. When a teacher tells you that in three days you will have to read 4 chapters, which usually takes 1-1.5 hours per chapter.  Hearing the teacher get upset at the students who has forgotten to read last night’s chapter(s). My mom tells me that it’s not a big deal to worry that much about it, In reality is really is though.

“Okay class in the next three days you have 4 chapters that you will need to read”

“Well if you didn’t read last night’s chapters then you can go out of the room and read them now because you won’t know what we are talking about”

“Amy don’t stress over not getting your reading done, once you start it’ll go by so quickly”

16. It’s the end of psychology class one day and the professor tells us that we have four modules to read in the next three days. I get home and I am stressed out immediately. It takes me at least 1 hour to read one module. If it is an interesting module then I will have no time. If it isn’t so interesting then it takes me even longer to read. I get worrisome when I think about it. I feel like I don’t have enough time to read them and then to catch up with the lecture slides during class. I try to make my room a cozy and relaxing environment, it doesn’t help at all. My vision gets blurred and I somehow can’t read. It’s too much for me to handle all at once.